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K-3
In this story about growing up and changing, a caterpillar and a young goose who are friends fail to recognize each other after they have transformed into their adult shapes, colors, and sizes. They are reunited after each finally recognizes in the other the qualities that attracted them to each other in the first place. Muted watercolor illustrations echo the unforced contemplative tone of the text.